East Zone IA & AD Cricket: Biplab to lead Odisha
Sportslogon Team January 5th 2018

Bhubaneswar : All-rounder Biplab Samantaray will lead the host Odisha Accountant General (AG) team in the East Zone IA & AD Cricket Tournament, schedule to be held at KIIT University and IDCO Ground here from January 8 to 10.

Altogether six east zone teams, Tripura, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha will take part in the one-day 40 overs knock out format. The defending champion West Bengal and runner up Odisha will directly play the semifinal rounds.

For the fourth time Odisha will host the tournament. The champion and the runner up of this edition will qualify for the all India meet, which will be held at Nagpur in the month February, informed Deputy Accountant General Jayanti Chaurasia.

Managing Director of the Odisha Mining Corporation and also the Director of Sports and Youth Services Department Vineel Krishna will inaugurate the tournament along with first international cricketer of the State Debashis Mohanty, added Chaurasia.